The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-20
Ireland's Farewell and Ross In
auguration--A phoughtful
State Paper.
The Grand Ball L asst Might Sights,
Scenes and Incidents Of Inau-
gural Day, With the Usual
Filling Of Spicy Gossip.

beautiful day than was given yesterday
on which 10 retire one man from hlBh OF
fee and install another TO the place. Inc
day WAS bright the ladies were out in fun
force and it was, in every sense, an ausPl-
cious OCCASION.
THE INAUGURAL EXERCISES
Promptly at 10 o'clock the military were
called 70 assembly. Companies A, l.
and II, of the Second regiment-the
Texas Rifles, the Granite Rifles
and the Austin Grays, and
company l., Fourth regiment responding
TO the call. The battalion was formed
with Col Smythe in command, Maj. FeigL
of the First brigade staff, and Capt.
Christian, surgeon Of the Second regl-
ment, acting as staff Officers Capt.
Robert Green, Lieuienants Il. W. Richard
son and Hal Howard, of the Belknap Ri
nes, San Antonio, were guests OF the
corps. and marched With the command.
At 1880 the column moved to the tempo
rary capitol. where, under the careful
hand of MIR Monroe Miller, elegant four
in hand teams were in waiting to carry
Gov. Ireland and Lieutenant
Governor Gibbs TO the Dris-
kill for the purpose of receiyif
Gov. Ross and Lieut. Gov. Wheeler. The
column WINS soon formed, and III little
while the retiring officers were chatting
with their successors in the spacious Dris-
kill pnrlors As the time drew apace for
the inaugural exercises, the two COVER
nors, with their lieutenants, emerged
from the hotel, and the procession to the
capitol was formed in the following order;
Manning Rifles band.
Texas Rifles
Austin Greys.
Granite Rifles.
Waco Light Infantry
Carriage with Governors Ireland and
Ross, and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gibbs
and Wheeler
Carriage, with diutant-General King,
Judge A. S. Walker, Senator Simkins and
Representative Bell.
Carriage, with the senators and repre-
sentatives forming the joint committee
of arrangements. In this order the gu
bernational party moved to the capitol.
AT THE CAPITOL.
The capitol building was at an early
hour, the scene of unusual activity.
Great crowds thronged the chambers and
halls and all was expectation to witness
the first appearance of the governor elect
and catch the most unimportant detail of
the inaugural ceremonies. Ladies were
present in large numbers, chiefly
strappers, and the interest manifested in
the occasion was something as unusual
as il must have been ilatterng to the in'
coming administration. Extra arrange
ments had been made in the hall OF the
honss to accommodate the anticipated in
Any of visitors, but even these were taxed
bevond their limit when the supreme
bour arrived. Representatives, with the
palIantry proyerbial to the Texan, gave
mn their seats TO the ladies, and by the
time the governors and committees enter
ed the house every available space
,hetle or for sitting or stand
inp, had been taken and one
from tho speakers stand looked down
literally upon an anxious and varied sea
NJ faces. The executive officers of the
bopse were unremittent in their efforts in
the premises, but the pressure was SC
great AS TO render practically valueless,
THAR best endeavors to preserve order
and secure comfort to all.
Notwithstanding these facts an i'm
mense throng entered the hall and IL
spite of circumstances fixed" themselves
for the occasion. The aisles, the space
around the reporters and clerks desks, a'
we'll as the allotted seats to the members
were all appropriated, and youth and age
beauty and deformity, sexes and c0lors
aettled down TO hear the valedictory OF
one mud the inaugural of another gov
ernor of the broad realm of Texas.
Az zen minutes before II O'Clock the
,ov.rnor and governor elect, accOmpa
MED by tao lieutenant governor and lieu
tenant governor elect and the joint com
mittee of arrangements. Proceeding t.
the speakers desk the distinguished
guests of the chamber were met, aud afteI
the Joint session was called to order b!
Sneaker Pendleton, prayer was offered b!
Rev. DIR. Smoot chaplain of the senate
Gov. Ireland was introduced to tn
SENATE by the speaker and delivered hi
valedictory:
Address or GOV. IRELAND.
Iodiea and Gentlemen, ard Fellow citizens, an
,isra of hoth HOUSES uf the legislature:
I ,,nrfinna of the Old World tu day, the peopl
are trembling al the excessive u'GlN'u7 ul We w.
man EMPEROR, and the ear "l husela, lH'
Jrood tn see the day when the connect comes Ne
u,vsu ,tg, don't know what may be the co'so
Or.,rc- Bismsrck, hut few ears ago, said tha
Gnnr rrmips are our safety tut mere We lrl
,,,,,, tho manhood and civilization OF tue people
M. st,ta raiuicrs In the fact that her luzehs q.
,,a,d ar th.ir safety upuu their institutions. W
nha,,o Al, r. Governments with as murh ease hs W
49, Tho comm imeuts of the WoriinG When y
meet. This h. owing To education ana 'ue u''''
Influences OF our institutions al. L. u,
-Four wears agn In the PR euV' ,l 'u'S ""'i'
took tie constitutional. oath ol uI',r' laNlUS az,
myself many obligations. tht "alu Nh'' U" ~
mont ths constitution 81 the luiitu N'','s. ~"
vel have performed that duty leaN' 'o 'Hr .u
tory a. tie state tAppluuse-and N"i,''
did % we'll Governor. HuIrah tuG Juhh lItItn".
II e. true some things have taken place Nhl'N W
vopid rather had not u,cnrr,s. hut u,'iHIr D
tbe ,,r.aaura AZ this audience, aud my MahtI' lua
M act oi mine mas been di utcd or committed 'N
cont with th, highest aim for the public good, Hh
~ enhancement of the laws. retire To-Day iron
tbs of,ira which the people hay" So gen rnIsN con
tsrr,5 anon mo and In the uischetge OF the cutie
of,gbich have had their kiudest sNmpA'hy.
fsgva the charge II the state with peace pre-
,s,li,, IN yorr hurder, and laws that have nee
,ossn,sbiy' vel copeecrated IN the observance a.
Tho ,pople: with your finances IN E"ea VOnulu"u
and vour as,lums perfected heyonu lhpI"Neulru
ne means of public benciacton' luhl uaNe nv
done more (, because Il has been oeNonu NY p,uW'
Ia do more without YOU had different laws ~
the Observation-Disclosures az NV cnmmatu tey, 'iaa
have done INV duty fully as ! understood " IN
people have met my efforts Win generous II